I'm curious
Racer
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 311
Likes: 0
From: Scranton Pa.
This wasn't actually buying a mod but having the car lowered is a real pain here in Pa. The previous owner did it and I am going to raise it back over the winter. I scrape on spit out bubble gum and can't pull onto any driveway above a very slow walk. Maybe they are great in So. Cal or Alabama where they have good roads but here in the Northeast it is a real waste of time. Rides like crap too!
Heel & Toe
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 22
Likes: 0
From: Ojai California
This wasn't actually buying a mod but having the car lowered is a real pain here in Pa. The previous owner did it and I am going to raise it back over the winter. I scrape on spit out bubble gum and can't pull onto any driveway above a very slow walk. Maybe they are great in So. Cal or Alabama where they have good roads but here in the Northeast it is a real waste of time. Rides like crap too!
Lowered car isn't much better in SoCal but it looks so damn cool I'm not raising it back up
Racer
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 418
Likes: 28
From: Evansville IN
The stainless screw kits. The threads were not even close to the stock screws. The washers either smashed into the plastic or the screw stripped before I felt they were as tight as the ones I removed.
The body creaked in the door jam or hatch area after installation. I tried to tighten them some more but just ended up with a few more stripped holes.
The body creaked in the door jam or hatch area after installation. I tried to tighten them some more but just ended up with a few more stripped holes.
Last edited by SMaster; Nov 17, 2009 at 06:19 AM.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 2,752
Likes: 377
From: South Florida FL
Same here, I loved the stock clutch so much I didn't want to get rid of it, but with future plans, A shop advised me to go with the Z instead of the X. it still chatters an I have over 15k miles on it
Drifting
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 1,793
Likes: 7
From: Santa Maria Ca.
I blacked out my front corner lights ,left them that way for a few weeks to see if I liked them.
Then decided they looked better stock,and put them back the way they were.
But when I put them back to stock,they just didn't look right to me.
I guess you could say I wasn't sure,although I was leaning toward the blacked out look-SO,I resorted to something I really hate to do,but I felt there was no other choice-
YES,that's right-I ASKED THE WIFE her opinion!
She actually bypassed the usual smart remarks,and just said"blacked out looks better"
So I'm still not sure.....
...Actually I do like them blacked out,so that's how they're staying
Then decided they looked better stock,and put them back the way they were.
But when I put them back to stock,they just didn't look right to me.
I guess you could say I wasn't sure,although I was leaning toward the blacked out look-SO,I resorted to something I really hate to do,but I felt there was no other choice-
YES,that's right-I ASKED THE WIFE her opinion!
She actually bypassed the usual smart remarks,and just said"blacked out looks better"
So I'm still not sure.....
...Actually I do like them blacked out,so that's how they're staying
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 1,216
Likes: 0
I agree, I too bought these cheap azz rail savers and cost me $40 to my door. They are total crap and I never installed them. Beside's that I paid $40 for a radar detector mount, that mounts to the mirror. Again a big rip off for a .20 bolt with a piece of expoxy on the end.
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